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*Lee Bartholomew* · 17th-March-2008, 06:32 PM

I don't know the facts and figures. Would be good if someone could find them but I would guess that Modern Jive is one of the, if not the most, danced dance in the UK. If anything is more popular then it may be Salsa but...

Why is modern Jive so unkown amongst non dancers. If you stopped people in the street and asked them to name a type of dance you would get Salsa, Ballroom, Tango, Foxtrot, Ballet etc but very few people would say MJ. Infact it would probley only be the people who have had exposure to the classes.

Also why is MJ overlooked in the media and on programs like Strictly Come Dancing?

Maybe we should start a campain to get Modern Jive as a dance on the next Strictly.

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Lee Bartholomew Commercial Operator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Smooth Hastings (not the bouncy part) Posts: 3,583 Status: No Status Blog Entries: 2 Rep Power: 1 Rep.: 549	Why is the most popular dance so unknown I don't know the facts and figures. Would be good if someone could find them but I would guess that Modern Jive is one of the, if not the most, danced dance in the UK. If anything is more popular then it may be Salsa but... Why is modern Jive so unkown amongst non dancers. If you stopped people in the street and asked them to name a type of dance you would get Salsa, Ballroom, Tango, Foxtrot, Ballet etc but very few people would say MJ. Infact it would probley only be the people who have had exposure to the classes. Also why is MJ overlooked in the media and on programs like Strictly Come Dancing? Maybe we should start a campain to get Modern Jive as a dance on the next Strictly.